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Map of Australia Australia Mission Log Map of Australia
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Log 1, Log 2, Log 3, Log 4, Log 5, Log 6, Log 7, Log 8, Log 9
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LOG 4
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I’m afraid the worst happened at a recent excursion to Pittwater Basin, up the coast from Sydney. While learning to steer a 14-foot sailboat, a fellow sailor at the tiller capsized it in a sudden shift of direction. My shouts of "Hard to port!" went unheeded as she panicked and confused port with starboard, somewhat like confusing left with right, and steered hard to starboard. In a flash, we were thrown into the water as the sailboat flipped completely over. Smalls falls, Mt. Field National Park, Tasmania.
Far out in Pittwater Bay, we treaded seawater and tried to upright our floundering vessel, to no avail. Laughing at ourselves, we finally began shouting for help, when a man jumped out of a passing sailboat to assist us. But his observations of blood on the hull inspired a short flurry of panic when there was an immediate outcry of "Sharks!" Without a phaser or a transporter to rely on, and having never had any prior experience of personal danger in the form of a carnivorous animal, I found the experience alarming, though amusing. We couldn’t wait to get out of the water! Feeding a wallaby at the East Coast Bird Life and Animal Park in southeastern Tasmania.
The boat was up-righted in due order and we were transported to a waiting speedboat for a fresh crew to take over. During all my sailing, capsizing has always loomed close, but never happened. We capsized twice more that weekend, in good company with the majority of the other sailors that weekend!

As is the custom of students during holidays and semester breaks, I took the opportunity to explore the country to which I have been assigned. I 'booked' a 6-day tour of the Tasmania island from April 17th to the 22nd, the highlight of which was a 30 min. seaplane ride along the rugged southeastern coast down and around Tasman Island, the southern most tip of Tasmania before crossing to Antarctica.
Wallaby and joey, East Coast Bird Life and Animal Park, Tasmania.
Since Tasmania was partially destroyed in the Eugenics Wars, and later obliterated in World War III, the opportunity to further explore the land was irresistible. Clambering into the tiny 4-seater seaplane, I was squeezed into the cockpit next to the pilot, while my friend, Anjali, took the seat directly behind me. Tasmanian Devil at the East Coast Bird Life and Animal Park in southeastern Tasmania.
I admit to being slightly alarmed at the prospect of flying in such a small and primitive aircraft, but the pangs of uncertainty were worth the incredible views. During the flight, the pilot nosed the plane up and down and tipped it sideways for better views. While I became somewhat nauseated by his antics, his efforts were appreciated in the many pictures that I took with the camera given to me by my commanding officer at the Los Angeles observation base. The high cliffs and incredible isolation of Tasman Island, whose vertical walls meant all supplies had to be winched up from a dock far below, were breathtaking.
Church ruins, Port Arthur, Tasmania.
I will be sending a data stream of the pictures I took to Starfleet Command and the Ulysses for permanent record. Tasmania is a land of rainforests, waterfalls, and fascinating creatures, such as Tasmanian devils, which are extinct in our own century. Its loss will be a true shame. In the cockpit of the seaplane as it taxies out of Port Douglas harbour.
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Log 1, Log 2, Log 3, Log 4, Log 5, Log 6, Log 7, Log 8, Log 9
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The Australia Mission Log will also be available in the Ulysses Newsletter for the year 2001. To receive our newsletter in the convenience of your own inbox, sign-up using our CommLink! It is an html document in frames, that ranges from 300-570 KB.
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